Where does “radish” come from?
Radish comes from Middle English redic, from Old English redic, from Latin radice, from Latin radix meaning root, from Proto-Italic wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds.
radish (English): A plant of the Brassicaceae family, "Raphanus...
Definitions
- A plant of the Brassicaceae family, "Raphanus...
Ancestry of “radish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | radiche | Radish |
| 2 | Old English | redic | — |
| 3 | Latin | radice | ablative singular of rādīx |
| 4 | Latin | radix | A root; A radish; The lower part of an object;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wrād-ī- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
Words derived from “radish”